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April 21, 2026
Mountain Lake Begins Restoration Project to Its Historic Golf Course
Tyler Rae to Lead Six-Month Project Rebuilding Greens, Restoring Bunkers and Enhancing Iconic Holes to Its Original Seth Raynor Design
(LAKE WALES, Fla.) – Mountain Lake, a residential community located in central Florida’s lake district, has officially started the extensive restoration project to its Seth Raynor designed golf course.
The project, led by renowned course architect Tyler Rae, will focus on three main components: the reconstruction and redesign of the putting surfaces, design enhancements for every hole using archival photos and newly discovered historic information about the course, and the restoration and placement of bunkers.
Rae, who was the lead architect at courses in New York, Illinois and South Carolina, has restored other Seth Raynor original designs at Lookout Mountain Club in Georgia and Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club in Rhode Island.
The multi-million-dollar restoration project began on April 20 and has shut down the golf course. The golf course will reopen in November 2026. NMP Golf Course Construction Corp. from Williston, VT is the general contractor.
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Major champ wins at Mountain Lake, one of golf’s best-kept secrets
The Citrus Bowl at Mountain Lake was the only tournament golf Brittany Lincicome will have played before the LPGA’s first major in April. The one-day event, held in late February, is played on one of golf’s best-kept secrets in the middle of old-school, orange grove, central Florida. -Beth Ann Nichols, Golfweek
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GOLF.com: Famous Gingersnap Cookies
While there’s never a bad time for a well-made gingersnap cookie, autumn just seems to call out a little louder for those savory, sweet, baking spice flavors. Coincidentally, the fall is when Florida’s Mountain Lake reopens following a 26-week hiatus during late spring and summer, and the historic club — well known for its enviable Seth Raynor-designed course — is almost as famous for its gingersnaps. Seriously, the pro shop even sells golf belts embroidered with a whimsical woven likenesses of those cookies.
READ MOREJuly 25, 2025
A TOUR Player’s “Underrated” Golf Course-Mountain Lake
PGA TOUR player Eric Cole feels fortunate that over the last decade or so, he’s had the chance to tee it up at least a handful of times at Mountain Lake, a classic Seth Raynor design that he says, “doesn’t get a whole lot of notoriety outside of super-golf-knowledgeable people.” With classic architectural features, such as a redan hole, and plenty of natural beauty, the course—in Cole’s opinion—flies too far under the radar.
READ MOREApril 25, 2025
Marion’s Featured in LINKS Magazine
You know that adage about judging books by their covers? Turns out it applies to golf course halfway houses, too. Outfitted with a charming gazebo and a handful of tables sporting green-and-white-striped umbrellas that resemble Starlight Mints, the comfort station at Mountain Lake feels like it was pulled straight from the 1960s. Named after a loyal employee who worked at the club for more than 40 years, Marion’s is casual with a menu teeming with comfort food.
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